We can franchise him, but Hurney keeps screwing us from the unemployment line. Yes, CJ has (arguably) earned his $$, but at the time he was a 1-hit wonder and we had only one team interested in him--cap-strapped Atlanta. We could have offered him about $8 million per year and sealed the deal.

Alexander needs to play. If we do not re-sign Hardy, we can bring in a top WR or a few top OL. We have bigger needs than DE, even if Hardy is gone.